Nintendo promised back in 2012 Wii U games making use of two GamePads would be released “sometime next year.” Next year being 2013. It’s 2014 now, and according to Shigeru Miyamoto dual-GamePad functionality isn’t part of Nintendo’s “objectives in the short-term.”

Wii U is in direct contrast to virtual reality gameplay, according to Nintendo’s game boss Shigeru Miyamoto. He’s said that while the firm is interested in VR tech, that’s not how it wants Wii U players consuming games.

Nintendo had a solid E3 2014, thanks in part to the reveal of The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. But as always, the show breeds pessimism from gamers unhappy with the way things are going. Well, we know one person who certainly wasn’t having a shit time in LA; boss of Nintendo EAD Shigeru […]

Nintendo’s E3 2014 showing has revealed a few new projects created by Shigeru Miyamoto and footage has surfaced of him showcasing two of them. Say hello to Project Giant Robot and Project Guard, coming to Wii U in 2015.

Nintendo 3DS is getting a digital guide to the Louvre gallery in France. The company has posted a video of president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto walking around the gallery to try it out. It’s quite bizarre.

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto wasn’t to thrilled with the first pitch the team behind The Legend of Zelda: a Link Between Worlds brought him. In fact, he told the team it “sounded like an idea that’s 20 years old.”

Super Mario 3D World producer Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that there is ‘little chance’ of him working on the next series instalment, and that he’d like to focus on smaller downloadable titles moving forward.

Nintendo promised back in 2012 Wii U games making use of two GamePads would be released “sometime next year.” Next year being 2013. It’s 2014 now, and according to Shigeru Miyamoto dual-GamePad functionality isn’t part of Nintendo’s “objectives in the short-term.”

Wii U is in direct contrast to virtual reality gameplay, according to Nintendo’s game boss Shigeru Miyamoto. He’s said that while the firm is interested in VR tech, that’s not how it wants Wii U players consuming games.

Nintendo had a solid E3 2014, thanks in part to the reveal of The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. But as always, the show breeds pessimism from gamers unhappy with the way things are going. Well, we know one person who certainly wasn’t having a shit time in LA; boss of Nintendo EAD Shigeru […]

Nintendo’s E3 2014 showing has revealed a few new projects created by Shigeru Miyamoto and footage has surfaced of him showcasing two of them. Say hello to Project Giant Robot and Project Guard, coming to Wii U in 2015.

Nintendo 3DS is getting a digital guide to the Louvre gallery in France. The company has posted a video of president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto walking around the gallery to try it out. It’s quite bizarre.

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto wasn’t to thrilled with the first pitch the team behind The Legend of Zelda: a Link Between Worlds brought him. In fact, he told the team it “sounded like an idea that’s 20 years old.”

Super Mario 3D World producer Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that there is ‘little chance’ of him working on the next series instalment, and that he’d like to focus on smaller downloadable titles moving forward.

It’s no secret that Shigeru Miyamoto’s role within Nintendo has changed over the years. In a new interview, Miyamoto-san has outlined how he no longer plays quite such an in-depth role in key franchises in order to nurture new talent at the company, but he still has the final say.

Pikmin 3 released on Wii U last week to rave reviews, but the story could have been quite different. Shigeru Miyamoto has shed light on how the game was originally conceived for and tested on 3DS, but how the concept was abandoned after the handheld control method didn’t suit the series.

Clueless Gamer Conan O’Brien happened to show up at E3 this year, and below the break you can watch him chat with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto. He also had a look at PS4 and Xbox One, and checked out games such as Dead Rising 3. He also chats up a model dressed as Bayonetta at her […]

Shigeru Miyamoto might have made Princess Peach the damsel in distress when he conceptualised Super Mario Bros. back in the ’80s, but he’s not adverse to putting females front and centre, if it makes sense in a narrative light. The industry veteran has shared his thoughts on the matter in a new interview.

F-Zero has been absent for a long time now, and it doesn’t seem like Nintendo’s anti-grav racer is coming back any time soon. The problem? Shigeru Miyamoto is struggling to think of good ideas that would warrant its return.